Vending machine for oriental tea and method for vending the tea

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides a vending machine for oriental tea and method for vending the tea. The vending machine comprises a monitor, a monetary detection part, a pulse detection part detecting the user&#39;s pulse, an iris photograph part for photographing the user&#39;s iris, an oriental tea selection switch, a data input part, a controller for deciding the health condition of the user, a plurality of oriental medicine material storage barrel, discharge controlling part, and a mix and heat part for mixing and heating a certain water and various oriental medicine tea.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a vending machine for oriental tea andmethod for vending the tea, more particularly to a oriental or Chinesemedicine tea vending machine which check user's health conditionautomatically and can provide the oriental tea by mixing variousoriental medicine powder appropriately in accordance with user's healthcondition (disease).

BACKGROUND ART

Generally, vending machines which sell a product selected by a useramong many kinds of products comprise, for example such as coffeevending machine which discharge a cup filled with selected coffee, sugarand water when the user puts coins in the vending machine that keepsvarious coffee, sugar and water in each storage barrel.

If the oriental tea or Chinese medicine tea are sold by mixing varioushighly concentrated oriental medicine material power appropriately byusing a principle of the said coffee vending machine and an irisdiagnosis method which is utilized in diagnosis of human health, it notonly contribute to the nation's health also can obtain foreign currencyby exporting equipment and medicinal herbs.

The iris diagnosis method is to diagnose human disease by detecting ashape and location of an autonomic nerve surrounding pupil of human andit is already utilized at many herb clinic or hospitals for internaldiseases.

A pupil is located in the middle of the iris (the pupil of the eye). Thepupil changes its size depend upon light's luminosity. A membrane like afence is form round between a pupil and a pupil of the eye ⅓ ahead ofoutside of pupil edge. A line, which is surrounding pupil, is anautonomic nerve. The autonomic nerve is the center of the organizationof the human body and the shape of autonomic nerve line reveals acondition of digestive organ. The autonomic nerve is spread the internalorgans, blood vessels, etc., and, it controls each function necessary tolife maintenance unconsciously, automatically and reflectively. Forinstance, the heart always keeps beating regularly while sleeping. Theautonomic nerve is comprised of the sympathetic nerve and theparasympathetic nerve and is disposed in same organ. The functions ofthe two nerves are substantially opposite each other.

The sympathetic nerve and parasympathetic nerve are spread in variousorgans of same internal organ and govern the function against eachother. For example, as for sympathetic nerve, it makes the pulsation ofthe heart intense but the parasympathetic nerve makes the pulsation ofthe heart slow. Namely, the two nerves cooperate each other by oppositefunction and the function of each organ is controlled as a result. Thenerves are governed autonomously by the medulla oblongata or thebackbone in diencephalon. Furthermore, the sympathetic nerve is relatedwith adrenaline but the parasympathetic nerve is related withacetylcholine. The portion, which the autonomic nerve governs, isexcessively important organ in life maintenance. Especially, theautonomic nerve governs the stomach and the intestines of the digestivesystem among internal organs regardless of their intention and thedigestion motion is suppressed in function of the sympathetic nerve andis promoted in function of the parasympathetic nerve. The function ofthe kidney, a center of blood circulation, is strengthened by theparasympathetic nerve and is suppressed by the parasympathetic nerve.The breath can be controlled up to a certain point but it is usuallygoverned by autonomic nerve. Thus, the organs of the body are controlledby the function of a nervous system.

The present applicant would like to emphasis repeatedly that a shape ofiris membrane which shows autonomic nervous system shows the conditionof digestive organs. Inside of the autonomic nervous line indicatesstomach and intestines, the large intestine is connected with almost allof viscera and the large intestine has possibility to have an effect onviscera correspond to it. 85% of all diseases are nearly caused becauseof the large intestine. The autonomic nervous membrane of healthy manforms an almost circle and is located in ⅓ far from the pupil.

It is the iris diagnosis method that can know health condition by usingshape of the autonomic nervous membrane and the distance from the pupil.For instance, when the autonomic nerve line droops, the large intestinebecome to droop so the large intestine especially press down the uterusand the bladder in the case of woman so that it disrupts the normalactivity and it causes various pains such like menstrual colic orcystitis but if the said autonomic nerve line is saved as data and dataabout diseases and a prescription hereupon is constructed in memoryterritory of a controller which controls the operation of the vendingmachine, it provides the best oriental medicine tea to the user.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a vendingmachine for oriental tea and method for vending the tea which checkuser's health condition automatically and further can provide orientalmedicine tea by mixing various oriental medicine powder appropriatelyaccording to the user's health condition (disease).

To achieve such object, the oriental medicine tea vending machineaccording to the present invention comprises: a monitor for displayingmanual of the vending machine, a user's pulse and health condition andadvertising screen; a monetary detection part for detecting whethercoins (bills) or credit card are inputted or not to operate the vendingmachine; a pulse detection part detecting the user's pulse andoutputting data corresponding to the pulse; an iris photograph part forphotographing the user's iris and outputting data corresponding to theiris; an oriental tea selection switch for selecting any one of a kindof oriental medicine tea; a data input part for inputting datacorresponding to sex, age, weight of the user; a controller for decidingthe health condition of the user based on data signals outputted fromthe blood pressure detection part, the iris imaging part, the data inputpart and the oriental medicine selection switch and simultaneouslyoutputting control signals which select various oriental medicinematerials and contents which improves the health condition of the user;a plurality of oriental medicine material storage barrel which storevarious oriental medicine materials; a discharge controlling part whichis installed around discharge hole of each of the oriental medicinematerial storage barrel and controls discharge quantity of variousoriental medicine tea discharged from each oriental medicine storagebarrel according to control signals outputted from the controller; and amix and heat part for mixing and heating a certain water and variousoriental medicine tea discharged from the oriental medicine storagebarrel and providing the oriental tea in a cup.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a orientalmedicine tea vending machine according to the present invention.

FIGS. 2 a and 2 b are block diagram showing circuits settled inside ofthe present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing operation of the vending machine accordingto the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

A preferred embodiment according to present invention is explained inconjunction with drawings by way of example.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a power switching part 40 is composed tosupply electric power to a blood pressure detection part 50 and an irisphotographing part 70 by switching drive power generating from a powersupply part 10 according to a power switching control signal generatingfrom a controller 30 when money is detected in a monetary detection part20, a monitor 100 is installed on the top front of the vending machineto display a manual of the vending machine and the pulse and a healthcondition of user.

The monetary detection part 20 is composed to detect coins (bills) orcredit card for utilizing the vending machine and to supply datahereupon to a controller 30, and a data input part 15 is composed toinput data corresponding to sex, age and weight of the user.

The pulse detection part 50 as a means for diagnosing the user's healthcondition is consisted of a pulse detection part 52 and anelectrocardiogram wave sensor 54 formed outside the vending machine,wherein the pulse detection part 52 is consisted of a light emittingdiode 52 a for measuring a blood stream and a phototransistor 52 b aslight receiving element and the electrocardiogram wave sensor 54 isconsisted of an electrode for detecting electrocardiogram wave, and anultrasonic image diagnosis machine 60 is composed to output data whichcorresponds to a specific portion of the user photographed withultrasonic waves.

Also, the iris photographing part 70 is consisted of infrared rayscamera or general CCD camera for photographing iris of the user andoutputting data corresponding to the photographed iris image, and ananalog/digital converter 90 is composed to supply the signal to thecontroller 30 by changing it as a digital signal when the signalsoutputted from the blood pressure detection part 50, the ultrasonicimage diagnosis machine 60 and the iris photographing part 70 inputtedthrough an amplification part 80.

The controller 30 decides the user's health condition depend upon dataoutputted from the blood pressure detection part 50, the irisphotographing part 70 and ultrasonic image diagnosis machine 60, thecontroller 30 is provided with a program in order to output controlsignals which choose various oriental materials and contents whichimprove the user's health condition, the 1 or the n discharge amountcontrol part 110-110 n is set up around the discharge hole of highconcentrated oriental medicine powder storage barrels 200, 200 a, - - -, 200 n which store various oriental medicine powders and is composed ofa stepped motor and a screw which is combined to a shaft of the steppedmotor in order to control discharge content of oriental medicine in astate of powder automatically which is in oriental medicine powderstorage barrel depend upon control signal outputted from the controller30.

Further, inside of a low side of the high concentrated oriental medicinepowder storage barrels 200, 200 a, - - - , 200 n are equipped a sensoras a remnants detection part 201, 202, when the amount of the highconcentrated oriental medicine powder is less than a regular amount thesensor detects it and supply a data corresponding to the amount to themonitor through the controller 30 so that the monitor can display theremnants or supply to a sever 320 through internet 310 so that amanagement office 340 and oriental medicine material supply store 350can know the fact and the signal from the iris photographing part 70 orthe ultrasonic image diagnosis machine 60 is supplied to a doctorterminal 360 or a herb doctor terminal 330 through the internet 310 andthe sever 320 so that the doctors can diagnosis user's health condition.

A mixing and heating part 300 is composed to mix and heat variousoriental medicine material discharged from the oriental medicine storagebarrel 200 and regular water discharged from the water tank 200 n and todrop the oriental medicine tea into cup, and the oriental medicinedischarged from the 1−n discharge quantity control parts 110, 110 n canbe packaged in a powder packing part 500 if the user wishes.

The operation of the oriental medicine tea vending machine as above saidis as following.

For example, the oriental medicine tea vending machine according to thepresent invention is installed in public baths, a waiting room orpremises of subway station as displaying manual in the monitor 100.

If a user inserts regular coins or bills to the monetary detection part20 of the oriental medicine tea vending machine installed in the places,the controller 30 detects it and supplies switching control signal tothe power switching part 40 and supplies electric power to the bloodpressure detection part 50, a ultrasonic image diagnosis machine 60 andthe iris photographing part 70, and explains manual again throughspeaker or monitor which is omitted in the drawing.

In such situation, the user presses the light emitting diode 52 a forblood stream measurement that is the constituent element of the pulsesensor 52 and the photo transistor 52 b using a finger of one hand andsimultaneously presses electrode for electrocardiogram wave detectionthat is the constituent element of electrocardiogram wave sensor 54using a finger of other hand.

At this time, in the process that the light of infrared rays rangeprojected from the light emitting diode 52 a for measuring blood streamgoes into as incidence upon a photo transistor 52 b as light receivingelements reflected afterward getting through the surface of the skin,the hemoglobin in the blood absorb light of specific wave length.Namely, the quantity of incidence light can be measured by theabsorption function which is caused by signal of hemoglobin in theblood, there is a difference in the quantity of incidence light becausethe number of hemoglobin differs depend on the streaming blood.Accordingly, the quantity of blood stream that pass through the tip of afinger depend on pulse change periodically, and the changed value istransmitted to the photo transistor 52 b so that it shows the voltagedifference based on the value.

Moreover, the method for detecting an electrocardiogram wave detectionis to detect R wave generating when the heart is pumping, wherein the Rwave is transferred to the surface of a finger on the electrode fordetecting electrocardiogram wave at the same time the heart beats andthe wave is detected though the electrode for detectingelectrocardiogram wave detection of as electrocardiogram wave sensor 54.

That is, what occurring in the heart's beating measures in two ways atthe same time, wherein the difference of two signals means thatdetection times are different each other. In a case of pulse detectionthrough blood stream quantity, it takes a certain time to reach a fingerfrom the heart by various reasons such as a shape of blood pipe, etc.,while in a case of an electrocardiogram wave, it can be detected as thenearly same time of the heart shrinkage.

The data outputted from the pulse sensor 52 and the electrocardiogramwave sensor 54 of the said blood pressure detection part 50 areamplified more than a certain level by the amplification part 80 andthen is converted to a digital data through analog/digital converter 90to be supplied to the controller 30, wherein the controller 30 utilizesthe data to check user's health to measure the highest and lowest bloodpressure level of the user.

Further, the controller 30 checks the health condition of a user byusing data of blood pressure and iris pattern of the user when thecontroller 30 receives data photographed in the ultrasonic imagediagnosis machine 60 and the iris photographing part 70 and age, sex,weight and a mike (not shown) of the user inputted in a data input part15. For instance, the controller 30 supplies a discharge quantitycontrol signal to the 1 or the n discharge quantity control partoptionally installed around a discharge hole of a high concentratedoriental medicine storage barrels 200, 200 a, - - - , 200 n which storevarious oriental medicine powder, if the user has a headache, a orientalmedicine tea based on oriental medicine powder which can reduce theheadache is served to the user, if the user has an articulationinflammation, a oriental medicine tea based on oriental medicine powderwhich can reduce the articulation inflammation is served to the user, orif the user has a menstruation pain, a oriental medicine tea based onoriental medicine powder which can reduce the menstruation pain isserved to the user,

The powder discharged from each storage barrel 200 according to theoperation of the 1 or the n discharge quantity control part 110-110 n ismixed and heated with a certain water discharged from the water tank 200n in the mixing and heating part 300 and then puts to the cup whichdroops and the user drinks the oriental medicine tea.

Namely, in accordance with the vending machine according to the presentinvention, if the user inserts coins, the controller 30 in FIG. 2detects a coin inserted in step S1, and the controller decides if theuser selects a certain oriental medicine tea (tea for a hangoverremoval, a jujube tea) in step S2, the oriental medicine tea dischargedfrom storage barrel is provided to the user.

However, if the user don't select a certain oriental medicine tea in thestep S2, the user's blood pressure (pulse) measured and user's irisphotographed are supplied to the controller 30, the controller 30 checksuser's health in step S4, selects related diagnosis data and controlsthe operation of a discharge quantity control part in step S6 in orderto discharge decided quantity of oriental medicine tea from each storagebarrel 200.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

As has been explained heretofore, according to the oriental medicine teavending machine according to the present invention, the vending machinechecks user's health and serves a certain oriental medicine tea mixingvarious oriental medicine powder depend on the health condition of auser (disease), so that it have a good effect of improving user'shealth.

1. A vending machine for oriental tea comprising: a monitor fordisplaying manual of the vending machine, a user's pulse and healthcondition and advertising screen; a monetary detection part fordetecting whether coins (bills) or credit card are inputted or not tooperate the vending machine; a pulse detection part detecting the user'spulse and outputting data corresponding to the pulse; an iris photographpart for photographing the user's iris and outputting data correspondingto the iris; an oriental tea selection switch for selecting any one of akind of oriental medicine tea; a data input part for inputting datacorresponding to sex, age, weight of the user; a controller for decidingthe health condition of the user based on data signals outputted fromthe blood pressure detection part, the iris imaging part, the data inputpart and the oriental medicine selection switch and simultaneouslyoutputting control signals which select various oriental medicinematerials and contents which improves the health condition of the user;a plurality of oriental medicine material storage barrel which storevarious oriental medicine materials; a discharge controlling part whichis installed around discharge hole of each of the oriental medicinematerial storage barrel and controls discharge quantity of variousoriental medicine tea discharged from each oriental medicine storagebarrel according to control signals outputted from the controller; and amix and heat part for mixing and heating a certain water and variousoriental medicine tea discharged from the oriental medicine storagebarrel and providing the oriental tea in a cup.
 2. A vending machine fororiental tea, which comprises: a monetary detection part for detectingwhether coins (bills) or credit card are inputted or not to operate thevending machine; a monitor for displaying manual of the vending machine,a user's pulse and health condition and advertising screen; a monetarydetection part for detecting whether coins (bills) or credit card areinputted or not to operate the vending machine; a pulse detection partdetecting the user's pulse and outputting data corresponding to thepulse; an iris photograph part for photographing the user's iris andoutputting data corresponding to the iris; a data input part forselecting any one of a kind of oriental medicine tea and for inputtingdata corresponding to sex, age, weight of the user; a controller fordeciding the health condition of the user based on data signalsoutputted from the blood pressure detection part, the iris imaging partand the data input part and simultaneously outputting control signalswhich select various oriental medicine materials and contents whichimproves the health condition of the user; a plurality of orientalmedicine material storage barrel which store various oriental medicinepowder; a discharge controlling part which is installed around dischargehole of each of the oriental medicine material storage barrel andcontrols discharge quantity of various oriental medicine tea dischargedfrom each oriental medicine storage barrel according to control signalsoutputted from the controller; and a powder package part for packagingoriental medicine powder discharged from the oriental medicine storagebarrel.
 3. An oriental medicine tea vending machine, which comprises: apulse detection part and an iris photograph part being mounted on a bodyof the vending machine such as coffee and beverage vending machine fordiagnosing user's health condition; a controller for outputting controlsignals, based on results of the user's health diagnosis, which selectvarious oriental medicine materials and contents which improves thehealth condition of the user; a plurality of oriental medicine materialstorage barrel which store various oriental medicine materials; and adischarge controlling part which is installed around discharge hole ofeach of the oriental medicine material storage barrel and selectivelydischarges the oriental medicine material powder in each orientalmedicine storage barrel according to control signals outputted from thecontroller into a powder package part or a mixing and heating part whichmixes and heats a certain water and oriental medicine material powdertea discharged from the oriental medicine storage barrel and providesthe oriental tea in a cup.
 4. The oriental medicine tea vending machineas claimed in claim 3, wherein each oriental medicine storage barrelhave different size, and the inside lower part of each of barrels isprovided with means which detects the remains of high concentratedoriental medicine powder in low side of inside and supply correspondingdata through the controller to a monitor which displays the remnants arenotified in distance.
 5. An oriental medicine tea vending machine, whichcomprises: a health diagnosis means being mounted on a body of thevending machine such as coffee and beverage vending machine fordiagnosing user's health condition; a controller for deciding user'shealth condition based on data outputted from the health diagnosis meansand for outputting data which select various oriental medicine materialsand contents which improve the health condition of the user; and adischarge controlling part which is installed around discharge hole ofeach of the oriental medicine material storage barrel and automaticallycontrols the discharges quantity of the oriental medicine materialpowder from each oriental medicine storage barrel according to controlsignals outputted from the controller.